redmielita

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1. Anyone in Duluth area?

   redmielita replied to NoctuRNal_UnicoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Since you haven't gotten much for feedback, I'll offer what I saw as a patient at St. Luke's (on vacation, no less!) Nurses looked to be working well together as a team. The care I got was quality and...

2. Hospice Thrift Store - what?!

   redmielita replied to ixchel's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   My parents' town has a thrift store where the proceeds go to support the work of the local hospice. I believe that such is probably the case here as well, though "hospice thrift store" is admittedly...

3. I can't smell c-diff

   redmielita replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I can't smell it either. I have horrible allergies so I always assumed it was that. We had a resident with comfort measures only who had it and I smelled absolutely nothing, so cleanup duties fell to...

4. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

   redmielita replied to abbypoo's topic in General Nursing

   It's an older term, but I have less problem with it being used to describe people who have intellectual/mental disabilities as opposed to being colloquially used as a derogatory term. It *was* the...

5. State Calls Floor Nurse at Home?

   redmielita replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I have received calls at home from State, though I knew beforehand that they would be calling and at what time, so it was not out of the blue. The particular case I am thinking of was an injury of...

6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   redmielita replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a LTC for people with intellectual disabilities. One overnight shift, I was mopping the kitchen floor when I looked up and saw one of my coworkers, call him Jim, sitting at the kitchen table...

7. Identifying and differentiating smells

   redmielita replied to Martial's topic in General Nursing

   I've noticed the individual poop smell thing too! At the group home, I can tell who needs to be changed without having to check Depends. It's a useful

8. Student nurse saves family from Ebola

   redmielita posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/health/ebola-fatu-family/

9. Any other nurses with poor quality fingerprints?

   redmielita replied to Kittery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I have this problem. I have been told that it often happens when hands are cold, which mine often are. I try to keep my hands warm when I know I'm going to be fingerprinted, but otherwise I've just...

10. Do you "tell" Facebook where you work?

    redmielita replied to RN403's topic in General Nursing

    No no no, heck no, did I mention no, because NOPE! I've had a couple coworkers try to tag me as "Also works at Happy Trails Care Home" and I've untagged that link right quick. I want ZERO mention of...

11. Assessing/intervening with suicidal ideations

    redmielita replied to KyleC's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    I don't know how helpful this will be to your situation, but when we've had consumers with suicidal ideation at our facility, policy has been to contact guardian/family and get their input, preferably...

12. What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    redmielita replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have it, and I can assure you, for being a "fake" disease, it hurts awfully darn bad! That said...I find it difficult to participate in online support groups for fibro because there is just SO much...

13. Is there something wrong with me?

    redmielita replied to jlw5's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have similar problems, though I haven't ever been fired over them, because of autism spectrum issues. My solution has been to work in-home care/home health type positions where I'm one-on-one with...

14. Family members

    redmielita replied to CWONgal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was the patient, but the nurse handled it beautifully. I had been taken ill and had to go to the ER, and to make a long story short the only person available to take me was an ex-boyfriend, who upon...

15. How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

    redmielita replied to Meriwhen's topic in Psychiatric

    I've found that clothing with any kind of words/letters on it can be bad news. My work is with mentally disabled folks and not true psych, but I've had more than one consumer who would follow me...